Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday that the Macau Customs Service will sign an agreement in May with the central government’s General Administration of Customs (GAC) about the jurisdiction over their respective coastal waters.

Wong said that Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On’s recent working visit to Beijing included a meeting with GAC officials to discuss details of co-operation between the two regions.

The central government granted Macau jurisdiction over 85 square kilometres of coastal waters in December.

Wong said the Macau Customs Service will sign a co-operation agreement with their mainland counterparts in May, which would provide clearer guidelines on how to manage the two sides coastal waters.